Proverbs
Proverbs 14:6
6A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,
but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A mocker | לֵ֣ץ | lêṣ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3887 scorn |
| seeks | בִּקֶּשׁ־ | biq·qeš- | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1245 seek |
| wisdom | חָכְמָ֣ה | ḥāḵ·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| and | וָאָ֑יִן | wā·’ā·yin | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| but knowledge | וְדַ֖עַת | wə·ḏa·‘aṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H1847 knowledge |
| comes easily | נָקָֽל׃ | nā·qāl | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7043 be slight, swift, trifling |
| to the discerning | לְנָב֣וֹן | lə·nā·ḇō·wn | Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H995 discern |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 1:5 · Matthew 13:11–12 · Matthew 11:25–27 · 1 Corinthians 3:18–19 · 1 Corinthians 8:2 · Proverbs 8:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.